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BACK TO BASELINE: CRE Finance Council ‘s Board of Governors Sentiment Index falls 20%, reversing 3 quarters of gains. Read more here.
MAN VS MACHINE: AI underwriting speeds CRE deals, but humans still drive final decisions. Read more here.
REIT RETREAT: REIT fundraising plummets as publicly traded landlords go private. Read more here.
BUILD BUYOUT: QXO Inc. to acquire TopBuild for $17B. PLAYER: Brad Jacobs. Read more here.
BOUTIQUE: AvantStay expands portfolio with Laguna Beach, CA, boutique hotel, continuing takeover of former Sonder properties. PLAYER: Reuben Doetsch. Read more here.
BOUTIQUE: Berkadia arranges $16M receivership sale of Hollywood’s former Mama Shelter hotel. PLAYERS: Scott Hall, Aaron Lapping, Kyle Stevenson. Read more here.
EXTENDED STAY: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts opens 20th ECHO Suites Extended Stay hotel. PLAYER: Michael Mueller. Read more here.
EXTENDED STAY: Studio 6 opened more than 35 new extended stay locations during Q1. PLAYER: Sonal Sinha. Read more here.
EXTENDED STAY: Hyatt opens extended stay hotel in Jacksonville, FL. PLAYER: Beau Benton. Read more here.
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GLAMPING: BWH Hotels launches luxury glamping brand to capture booming billion-dollar outdoor travel market. Read more here.
GOLF COURSE: Henrico Co., VA, sells gold club to McConnell Golf for $1 as part of renovation deal. Read more here.
ARENA: A peek inside DC’s Capital One Arena, undergoing $800M upgrade. Read more here.
CAMPGROUND: Northgate Holdings buys Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground. Read more here.
MARINA: Bowline Capital buys Wilmington Island Marina near Savannah, GA. Read more here.
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